By Annie

Isaiah 26:3

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Reflection: Peace grows when your focus shifts to God.

For the past few days, I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather. If you know me, you know that in early 2022, I was diagnosed with Sjogren’s Disease, which is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks moisture-producing glands, primarily causing severe dry mouth and dry eyes. It also causes profound fatigue, joint pain, and potential complications in organs like the lungs, kidneys, and nervous system. Before I got diagnosed, I was suffering from severe migraines and constant body aches, to the point where my middle fingers were bent and straightening them created a click noise. They call this “trigger finger.” I also had excruciating pain in my left elbow, where I could not lift my arms higher than chest level. The doctor prescribed a TENS device that distributed low-voltage electric pulses to treat this “tennis elbow.” Additionally, I was diagnosed with pre-diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

Needless to say, my health was becoming an issue, and my doctor and all the specialists I was seeing had to devise a plan to keep my levels below critical so that I could adequately manage with the help of some meds and lifestyle changes. At one point, the doctors feared I may have had LUPUS, but test after test ruled that out.

All this to say that with Sjogren’s Disease when I do get under the weather or when I’m hit hard with a cold or flu, it takes me up to 3x as long to recover, where it would normally take just days or a week. Despite all this, I cannot help but find peace – as long as my eyes are focused on God. I know God sees me. So on days when I’m not feeling well, where my body is screaming for me to take a break – I give all of this to God; and I take it slow, lie low, and meditate on God’s goodness, mercy, and grace because I trust Him – and I know He sustains me.

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